Globally, December is typically the quietest month on the golf calendar. Thanks to Tiger Woods, it has become one of the more newsworthy of the season in the past few years.
While Woods didn’t tee it up in the Hero World Challenge two weeks ago, he did return to action this past weekend for The Match. There, his latest injury issues were on full display as he hobbled to his golf cart after each shot during his losing effort (along with Rory McIlroy) against the pairing of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Nevertheless, Woods will persist at this week’s PNC Championship, where he and his son, Charlie, will be making their third appearance as a team. Believe it or not, they are not the only main attraction, either.
Here’s everything you need to know about the PNC Championship.
The Field
While Tiger and Charlie are the headliner, the PNC field is as loaded as it has ever been for 2022. Justin Thomas and his father, Mike, the 2020 champions, are back for a third straight year. Jordan Spieth and his dad, Shawn, make their PNC debut, and defending champions John Daly and Little John Daly will tee it up, too. Nelly Korda will play alongside her father Petr, and Annika Sorenstam will team up with her son, Will McGee.
The full field list can be viewed here on the PGA Tour’s website.
The Format
The PNC Championship, which consists of 20 two-player teams, is contested over two days, and on both days it is an ambrose (or scramble) format. Each player will hit a tee shot, select the best of the two and then repeat the process from there until the ball is holed.
The Course
The PNC Championship is held on the Grand Lakes course at the Ritz-Cartlon Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. It was designed by Greg Norman and has played host to this event since 2012.
The Purse
While it is an unofficial PGA Tour Champions event, the PNC Championship does have a purse of $US1.085 million, with $US200,000 going to the winning team.
The Weather
Unfortunately, the forecast for Saturday in Orlando calls for a 50 percent chance of rain, with a maximum temperature of 21 degrees. Sunday is supposed to be sunny, although somewhat chilly for Florida, with a maximum of 16 degrees.
